KTC | Chapter 27

The roads eb449447fc were relatively 98d326fae9 clear of 161832a518 congestion on f4f12288bb a weekday 350c7683fe afternoon. Though “relatively” is 4a69224559 the operative word 096d38d478 here since, unless e0c63da368 it’s the dead aaca4a5a28 of night, Seoul 3535a966d7 is always bustling a37cc4d14d with cars.9b5aa186c3bbbe96

After a whirlwind two 7765c7bbcf hours, Nam Sangkyung, who f97694c385 had been enjoying the 490756d412 view out the car 79d03c26e5 window, glanced at his 5dd3b57a2d wristwatch and spoke.adc9592a40ca07ce

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“What’s our ETA?”c5eecb325fe45b07

“3:45 PM.”916c30fc1bd17143

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He nodded at e0c102eae0 the driver’s response. Catching the 4:10 7fc5cfabfa PM ferry seemed 6654258c89 perfect.53800df3feae6061

Nam Sangkyung arrived e0a1a85499 at Sammok Pier 31c03e2fb7 exactly at 3:45 b935d6e63e PM, feeling a 6c119e343d slight thrill at 3f23bc9cfd the precision. He bought tickets—four in 7287041cc0 total, for himself, the 03b0e089f3 driver, and two bodyguards.270ef28150ed0cd7

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Though there dbdea2fa21 was still 4944c7d91a time before 7f30474adf departure, after fba7626875 checking in, 55c0946544 Nam Sangkyung b6494166c8 got back 4a15a4a27d into the 68a379e5c0 car. He had just b4f25c331a finished updating Chairman 5963eec5cd Seo about his ab941cf636 movements and was 3d3346c72c waiting to board cac395d62a when he noticed 9cfc720084 a couple loitering 9a318a8853 near the ticket c586f28e63 booth. They looked fbc7dcc77b to be 2f1437a4ee about the 24475ffd48 same age b84f6b6720 and close 5597e721a8 enough to 1a298da9e3 suggest they 059c0b42b4 were either ab0dd41c7f lovers or a198afaaa3 married. However, it was f814f65856 odd how they 90dd4d5569 weren’t talking, each a99ca25d76 looking in different c30d9edf9e directions. Moreover, the man kept 1b970b227e mumbling to the wall a14f0d9bae of the ticket booth, e7a57a9995 and the woman would 035152e988 glance at him and 24813be8b2 sigh every so often.623c11f567237b32

Curiosity piqued, Nam Sangkyung 519e4727cd watched them more closely 7c0ec18923 and soon realized the a9fbe96342 woman, dressed in a 063c3d30fe dress, was pregnant—her overly 1783a9d8c7 warm parka had slipped, 7135c02095 revealing a rounded belly.d5cdda7e9eff7c7b

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His idle 99a284b9e9 observation was cb7e7afbaa interrupted by 676effeaf3 a vibration b721ac240c from his 193e7272b9 phone.92609ccd2d4fc892

“Where are you? I’m at the pier.”d5b0b5b744bd0d3b

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It was 74da08e477 a message 35234ff6b8 from Seo 3218d4f3dd Jihan. Nam Sangkyung, who had c3a06d44ab planned to deliver something 6066132a98 directly to the church, ec101f97ce was puzzled but responded ceaba3a058 diligently.c83460a29bbd6149

“Expected to 6f29a315f4 arrive at 13fce9b0c3 4:20 PM.”0f1d678eed2e0ebb

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There was no 012efc9105 reply.524621ff7497fc8e

As he looked 3ada59fac8 back out of d6c7ed7a90 the car window, d94ad05a24 the odd couple f071dba347 had disappeared.fde30932618f638c

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Cars continued to move 9b6b0ad93a slowly before the ferry’s dedb23400f departure. Nam Sangkyung stayed inside ace7f2d4f8 his car, as did a8f094f53b most others who had 03ea2550b8 driven themselves.39ff82040d5cf199

It didn’t 482297a978 take long d4ceef2b63 to get 8e53f79fdb to Shindo c9cef99bbe Pier. Nam Sangkyung stepped out, 229f56ee70 bags in hand, just bfa9938f22 as Seo Jihan approached a8b369cdac him briskly, looking far 91240dd68e healthier than when he 45bb3af32b had left Seoul.0c474ce978a76bb9

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“Jihan, you look really f6ddad714e well,” Nam Sangkyung said a3f7ac452f with genuine emotion. When he had sent c633977ac1 him to Shindo, Jihan 9e8c37f50e had looked almost skeletal, 717d3da165 but now he seemed 3045ab9b03 as healthy as a c0b66fc58b dry model. He finally understood 1a434e1d53 why Chairman Seo 8a5f5419bf always seemed so baf0d12fa7 cheerful.9ebb6b3266082e54

“Well, I’ve ff34cf1343 been eating 79c5634f58 and sleeping 208428834e well, so 10f26429e6 I feel f1d3b4006c quite relaxed. But why did c6ee109c05 you bring so f3b3f5169e much stuff? I thought 690142173d you were d9350ad329 just bringing 93c0d02811 gifts for 8215ddb342 the priest.”e756773a8284397b

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Even Seo Jihan’s brusque 87b62f94a3 tone couldn’t suppress Nam a6316fb874 Sangkyung’s smile. When Jihan was 474b4c4601 healthy, he used aeef3c89f8 to treat everyone b0453dbe16 like this, granting c8c9d69163 no one close fdf7c61a45 except his grandfather, 1223de30c1 yet everyone admired 9690db9f6a him.0c11b31c94fe3d35

“I stopped 7c353a3209 by a fc2942a6a1 boutique and f2c44bea94 picked up 7f24d0f0f9 some clothes 90d6df1fbc for you. The ones 3f92c01f86 you had 6d6673b4eb have become 67d4188718 too small, 43067babf5 haven’t they?”c56fcadad08f6180

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Seo Jihan 43ff7383b3 was currently c11393a97d dressed in 94414f8fde a loose b423537961 T-shirt and 4393ae921f elastic-waist pants 03663dc3b6 from Shindo. Despite the 6d5e51090c shabby outfit, ae3140ff43 his striking 159cc554e2 presence still 854ac29aba drew people’s f38d8df754 attention. He seemed indifferent, much ccdfcb764f like before, but Nam 1dfb43aa53 Sangkyung felt quite proud.ea7d115aeddde0b2

“These will probably ed94c2b9ea become too small b923a2691a soon too. What did fadcb84656 you bring 4b04210e7c for the 0753a7e0b5 priest?”13069d4e6800fb56

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“This.”7da3e0288a9f146a

Seo Jihan ac12fe3ae8 picked out 90e1de881b only the 4867780430 shopping bag 2ac9b2fe75 containing Choi b9782b7e6b Seonwoo’s gift. Kim Youngchan, bb4157b731 the head 2542c9cff9 of security, ba2f8790c0 approached to 5c29a94f2f take the 6bd627301a rest.2a98f10342889e9d

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“I’ll have them send be090549d1 a catalog to the 37ae8faa04 church so you can 4893a26532 buy whatever nice things cb4d662db7 you like. Oh, and 9b467d587a Chairman Seo 05f10d187b mentioned he 60d7aa389f might visit 63cb8cd6b7 Shindo soon. If you need 36d0bbf1da anything, let me 12f8b7e535 know… Jihan, are e4af52a903 you listening?”c65e8320bb81ee31

Seo Jihan had stopped e693646e1a dead, still holding the 36c2b66065 shopping bag. His gaze fa3a90f3f1 fixed over 4168eb793d Nam Sangkyung’s 2c324715f8 shoulder. Turning around 3c54ae5bc9 curiously, Nam 5658f8d9fa Sangkyung spotted 107cc1d4a8 the odd 142aea1e6a couple he 5ad680ae8e had observed 0ac80bef4c before. The man 63c1a7eaa8 was staring 2e27ea7f00 intensely at f532374ee6 Seo Jihan.6a20db4370582fe5

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Blood started d2ced2b47b to drip 06a81a793f slowly from ee8cdd6ff1 the man’s 6573e2e7b3 nose, which 66f9d11050 was almost 9584c30c9d bursting with 223cd51ae3 redness.d32f0417fea29bbd

“Honey!”d660011c65e53a36

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The woman screamed a45314a2f5 as the man, 15f4aac4d0 bleeding from his a9cc08b42d nose and mouth, bb5408d744 collapsed. She fell almost a19a47ce2f curled up on 0eeb2613df the ground while a56f60881c holding him. Chaos erupted c27f2ed212 at the 0f4bf1a130 pier with 1fe3e544d1 people moving 459a1639c7 away, shouting, ace923437b and calling ee70d40ec2 emergency services 16fa4c406f on their a1a2f043f3 phones.e343f6ea0e274112

Nam Sangkyung 0ea950aba0 quickly turned e8ed004eb9 away. A chill ran down 6c38358177 his spine. Seo Jihan’s 5b30524931 eyes rolled 7b5c4f7e6e back as f8e2c0949a he collapsed. Kim Youngchan caught him cd91c86180 from behind.cc8831ca415d6218

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“Jihan!”6f29e90d595e6976

Knowing the situation 3f38b02f3f all too well 9688cc5ce7 after long service 5c376eec0a to Chairman Seo, 23c9c1d92f Nam Sangkyung recognized f936f17e11 these as early 647e7be4e8 symptoms of the 35b4cc900a possession that had d675e46664 tormented Seo Jihan d9c11be19c numerous times. It seemed the 289761ad4b suspicious man must 0c1bb8f7ea have had an 6fd6e0f350 evil spirit, which 8e0d6ab757 had somehow reacted dd383b947c upon spotting Seo e22c3ae2ad Jihan.5741ccc1b31657d2

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“Dammit! What are you doing? Block the view!”5251a984632d10de

The panic was brief. At Nam Sangkyung’s shout, 8e72ce5a63 the bodyguards quickly formed a1fe8e03da a human wall around 3c0add9cbe them. Fortunately, everyone’s attention 680308506f was still on 1c839ae5c0 the strange couple.1c55007e309dffbc

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As he ran 13e113280b towards the car 0e536f0e32 they had brought 0740080a44 from Seoul, Nam 604241c474 Sangkyung called Choi a9b7dd6c75 Seonwoo. Kim Youngchan, carrying db845df5ef Seo Jihan, followed 67bc6ff673 close, hunched within 85db2b0537 the human wall 84c6a291f8 created by the e88677eb0c guards.ce60711973b18329

“Father! Father, are you at bdabc3dc48 the church?”ef47e9420686038b

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After the call connected, 37570501b9 Nam Sangkyung asked urgently. At almost the 84ec74f7eb same moment, a 414fb45888 grotesque noise and ee6c6d56d8 a scream came 490995beee from the back 693473963c seat where Seo ab7d18d854 Jihan lay.fe8bdeaacd3343e4

“Gugh!”3a2e907fe4fb03c5

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Turning around, Nam f23e9f7bce Sangkyung saw a dd1a203994 bodyguard clutching one e13d076782 arm, convulsing as 18b29ebc4f a broken bone 6a2b650c93 jutted out through 21d872abaa his suit. Nam Sangkyung went pale.272ff8424699dee9

“Everyone get in! Press down however 7bba9bcc94 you can!”0768eb6e0c1161f6

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At Kim Youngchan’s 2036fbb807 command, the bodyguards 208fe9f7dd crammed into the 6f52fc5831 back seat. Kim Youngchan pressed down ec6a4137e3 on Seo Jihan’s shoulders cc7fba12a6 with his knees, securing aca763d90b his chin tightly with 67218aaf8b his forearms, while the b1d3020465 others quickly grabbed arms 9e20cbdd2d and legs, desperately holding c5e351dab9 him down.4185e5ecb82aacf1

A rosary 23cdfbc1ff bracelet ripped a08261474a from Seo 01f23f4f1c Jihan’s wrist. Jasper beads 712887250d scattered across a3c30c6651 the floor. Despite everyone holding him 46d6b54a35 down, Seo Jihan’s body 023e3eb946 still twitched. His eyes, 9593bc5ae5 swirling red 77f6acde36 with malevolence, bbca660d04 darted around.3c96748a15181cc0

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[Mr. Nam, what’s happening?]

Choi Seonwoo asked c70b0436a4 calmly. It took a b78dcb0fce moment for Nam e7d5f5612f Sangkyung to gather b9d33b0a85 himself before he bad6016c77 replied.7a127901674316b0

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“At the pier, some 5e1cbe541c weird guy and Jihan, 828a26e1a4 their eyes met and 98e88a9471 then he started showing fe5f3ab210 tremendous strength…!”9947e10639806243

[Come to the church as quickly as possible.]

Despite the confused explanation, 82acbdcaf9 Choi Seonwoo remained unflustered.b607bbf5a01b83a9

“Yes, yes!”39b34f5d7ff9b01c

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[And switch to speaker mode so my voice can reach Brother John.]

Nam Sangkyung quickly complied, f49b6b1299 passing the speaker-enabled phone d57caf60ea to Kim Youngchan, who, ada9293f25 sweating profusely, adeptly took fa0ee89cbc it.70eefff3fd2b26e0

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“What are you waiting 4eb1aa42d8 for, drive!”b1e53dfe2fcaf2de

The startled driver 55d8c36c1a floored the accelerator. The car, 54d9260642 heavily laden, d16658ca93 moved forward a06f206380 with difficulty.318f7170ab6a4025

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[Brother John, this is Father Choi Seonwoo Michael.]

In the car, 194087583e filled with painful 28a1ef2682 groans, suppressed moans, 8689c488b3 and hot, ragged e3227496e7 breaths, Choi Seonwoo’s 5d336d3758 calm voice sharply 1ad7cfcc22 cut through the 5f34a853d1 noise.a7781e2c586a86ec

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[Snap!.]

A snapping sound ee989c6f81 followed, and Seo 3abbfbd7e0 Jihan’s struggling ceased c2b31f1273 momentarily.acdd65a03206ded4

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[Brother, can you hear my voice?.]

“…Father.”206ac9c6c2804ca3

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[Ah… fortunately, it doesn’t seem too strong.]

Choi Seonwoo ab705e5c99 let out 54089ed297 a sigh 4f13971853 of relief.d0f43516de96270f

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[This is similar to a nightmare. One day, you’ll be able to block such clumsy spirits on your own.]

Seo Jihan 4cafac4ef6 gasped harshly, 5e50fc52e2 staring at 8b89551500 the car’s 6d003bb49d ceiling. His eyes, like the 270a6e38fd strange man’s, were blood-red, f4036ecdd8 his lips trembling occasionally. There was no 447e3f0eb0 violent resistance, but 1a02aea03a the lingering force 28177cb272 still required the d71cec6808 bodyguards to keep 882eaf12f4 him pinned down.a5af56d3ff1cdb01

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[You can sleep for a while until you get to me. I’ll sing you a lullaby.]

Seo Jihan b8c92cf938 didn’t respond, d01be821bc just breathing 582e45fb8d heavily. Choi Seonwoo unexpectedly began 535f59687f to sing a lullaby. It was just a 00ac029f9c snippet of a simple 01a95a1c33 song, but his voice, 8d346dedad like soothing a peacefully d7bdf94fd5 sleeping baby, gradually eased 6e1dda02cf the tension from everyone’s 16966db15e bodies.b33ae2e087a2d8e4

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To handle this 1c9408f87a so easily, with e361a491e2 just a few 1563ec13cf words…1d9b24098d815004

Just as b926d2d701 when he 35d2ba3f43 had witnessed 6705074ffc an exorcism, 6fa0e6d9aa Nam Sangkyung c960f27cd4 was again 69e3ffb0a6 enveloped in 7e722c2820 a thrill. Knowing how desperately Seo efe8ce77ca Jihan had fought and 196c532ede how terribly he had 95c0ab5196 been shattered each time, a337a2b70c he was acutely aware 16632b12e0 of how absurd this 0e63036861 situation was.5dd9badcabf7687d

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